Private Mitchell enlisted on 9 January 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, 932nd Field Artillery Battalion, HQ Battery
He was Killed in Action in France
He is buried at Lynnhurst Cemetery in Knoxville, Tenn.
He was the son of Samuel William Mitchell and Lelia M. Albright. Brother of Alice Marie, Dorothy M., Eloise and Dimple Mae Mitchell.
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 20 February 1945
Pfc. Donald Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mitchell, 2030 Linden Avenue, was killed in action somewhere in France, Feb. 3, his parents were notified by the War Department. He was 20. Volunteering for service Jan. 16, 1943, Pfc. Mitchell trained at Camp Bowie, Tex., and went overseas Sept. 18, 1943. He saw action with the Fifth Army in Italy, and later entered some bitter campaigns against the Germans in France, where he fell in action. He was a member of Linden Avenue Baptist Church, attended Park Junior High School and worked as a mechanical helper for a truck sales company here before volunteering. Other survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Marie Dalson, Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Dorothy Smith, Eloise and Demple Mae Mitchell, at home.
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 17 June 1924
- Date of death: 3 February 1945
- County: Knox
- Hometown: Knoxville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, 932nd Field Artillery Battalion, HQ Battery
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XIII, Top Panel
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